Facts about The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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   Published in 2003, the novel by Mark Haddon is narrated from the first-person perspective of Christopher Boone, a boy investigating the murder of his neighbor's dog.

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   Mark Haddon's 2003 novel spent 264 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, making it one of the longest-charting books in that publication's history.

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   Fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone in Mark Haddon's 2003 novel suffers from autism spectrum disorder and demonstrates exceptional mathematical and memory abilities while struggling with social interaction and sensory sensitivity.

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   Prime numbers and mathematical patterns dominate The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, with protagonist Christopher Boone numbering chapters using only prime numbers throughout Mark Haddon's 2003 novel.

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